Laser-driven ion acceleration enhancement using silicon nitride plasma shutter

0551796 - FZÚ 2022 RIV FR eng C - Conference Paper (international conference)
Matys, Martin - Kecová, Mariana - Kuchařík, M. - Nikl, Jan - Bulanov, Sergey V. - Jirka, Martin - Janečka, Pavel - Pšikal, Jan - Korn, Georg - Grosz, Jakub - Klimo, Ondřej
Laser-driven ion acceleration enhancement using silicon nitride plasma shutter.
EPS 2021: 47th European Physical Society Conference on Plasma Physics. Vol. 45A. Mulhouse: European Physical Society, 2021, s. 1-4, č. článku P3.2026. ISBN 979-10-96389-13-1.
[47th EPS Conference on Plasma Physics. Virtual Conference (ES), 21.06.2021-25.06.2021]
R&D Projects: GA MŠMT EF15_003/0000449; GA ČR GA18-09560S; GA MŠMT LQ1606
Grant - others:OP VVV - HiFi(XE) CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/15_003/0000449
Research Infrastructure: ELI Beamlines III - 90141
Institutional support: RVO:68378271
Keywords : plasma shutter * ion acceleration * heavy ion * laser-driven * particle-in-cell * prepulse * silver
OECD category: Fluids and plasma physics (including surface physics)
http://ocs.ciemat.es/EPS2021PAP/pdf/P3.2026.pdf

A plasma shutter is usually a thin solid foil or membrane which is placed in front of the main target in the laser-target interaction. The laser pulse with its accompanying prepulses [1] then needs to burn through the plasma shutter before the main interaction with the target, as can be seen in the scheme in Fig. 1. The interaction of the laser pulse with the plasma shutter then leads to the modification of the intensity profile (formation of a steeprising front and intensity increase) and mitigation of its prepulses.
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